Dunno about the sliding door - but for the seat tracks - back in my
aviation days we used a plain old parafin block rubbed vigorously
against the tracks. Same trick used on belts and pulleys when there were
squeaks and whines.

Regards,

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver.

neil N wrote:
> Oh ya. True that. I clued in after about a *year* of using my Westy that:
>
> A. one shouldn't "knock" their boots off at the lower slider track
> (yes I have a "welcome" mat now!)
>
> B: one should clean out the tracks (3) and lube.
>
> I used wheel bearing grease which can be messy, but helped none the less.
>
>
>
> On Feb 10, 2008 11:48 AM, Jake de Villiers
> <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Well, it helps to wipe out all the sand and rocks first!
>>
>> But yeah, our '84 door works like most later doors and the '86 door glides
>> like buttah..........:)
>>
>>
>>
>> On Feb 10, 2008 11:43 AM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Even the early doors?
>>>
>>> Thanks Jake!  :^)
>>>
>>> Early Door Owner/Operator Neil.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Feb 10, 2008 11:24 AM, Jake de Villiers
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> For the sliding door, the best is Fluid Film, available at Canadian Tire
>>>> stores and John Deere dealers.  Makes even the early doors smooth and
>>>> quiet!  :)
>>>>
>>>> On Feb 10, 2008 11:05 AM, Scott Daniel - Shazam
>>>>
>> <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>
>>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Prolong Spray Synthetic
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
>>>>>
>> Behalf Of
>>
>>>>> Michael Sullivan
>>>>> Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 8:51 AM
>>>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>>>> Subject: Lubricant ?
>>>>>
>>>>> Think that I saw this subject previously..Wanted to know good
>>>>>
>> all-purpose
>>
>>>>> lubricant for seat sliders, hatch and door hinges, etc.
>>>>>  Thanks, Michael.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks, Michael Sullivan
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Jake
>>>> 1984 Vanagon GL
>>>> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
>>>> Crescent Beach, BC
>>>> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>>>> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco"
>>>
>>> http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
>>> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>>>
>>>
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Jake
>> 1984 Vanagon GL
>> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
>> Crescent Beach, BC
>> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>>  http://subyjake.googlepages.com/
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco"
>
> http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>
>
>